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Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that Ohio has joined with several other states and the federal government in a global settlement with New Jersey pharmaceutical manufacturer Johnson & Johnson (J & J) and its subsidiary, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., to resolve civil and criminal allegations of unlawful marketing practices to promote the sales of their atypical antipsychotic drugs, Risperdal and Invega.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is requesting the public's help in locating a sex offender who has failed to register his address with authorities as required by law.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that the number of rape kits tested as part of the Attorney General's Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Testing Initiative has surpassed 2,000 kits.  

 As part of his Ohio Unsolved Homicides Initiative, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is asking for information regarding the 1991 murder of a woman in Franklin County.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine joined the Drug Enforcement Administration today to thank members of the public who disposed of their unneeded and unwanted prescription drugs during last Saturday's National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has sent an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court that urges the Supreme Court to consider the Ninth Circuit’s decision in the case of Horne v. Isaacson. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today honored more than two dozen law enforcement professionals and community leaders during the Ohio Attorney General's Law Enforcement Conference in Columbus.  

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today unveiled three new mobile training facilities now available to law enforcement agencies across the state.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today filed a lawsuit against two Florida companies that operate Stanton Optical, which has three stores in Ohio — in Toledo, Miamisburg, and Beavercreek. The lawsuit charges the businesses with multiple violations of Ohio’s consumer laws.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Warren County Prosecutor David P. Fornshell today announced that a Warren County Grand Jury has indicted four individuals in connection with a statewide crime ring that involved sneaking into dozens of the biggest corporations throughout Ohio and stealing credit cards from employees who had left their purse or wallet unattended in their desk or office. The crimes took place at two of the largest employers in Warren County and employers in several other counties.